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Vpilot

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:02:43 +0000

Hi,

I've been using Vpilot (Software for VATSIM) for a quite a bit of time, now all of a sudden for the past 2 months i am facing this issue-

Whenever I start Vpilot, it does not open immediately and also it makes my computer freeze... I leave it untouched for a few mins and my computer gets back to normal... I have never faced this is issue earlier but now I'm facing it... I have tried re-installing it multiple times, running it in admin mode and compatibility mode for Win 7 and 8 but no luck.

Any Solutions ASAP would be highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mohammed

Constructing SB models for visual MP display

Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:08:02 +0000

Hi,

Not sure if anyone checks this forum or not anymore but here goes with a question....

I still use Squawkbox with FS9 (FS2004) online with VATSIM, although I will be moving to FSX-SE later in 2016 - and hopefully P3D if the licencing options change to allow me to use it.

There are still aircraft (and liveries) that are not available in the Squawkbox VIP model set. For example, the new 787 and the 747-8 cannot be set up under the option to ADD AIRCRAFT in SB because these jets came along after work stopped on developing SB further.

I would like to try and see if I could add a 787 and a livery for it such that when I add the aircraft into SB and connect online, the aircraft can be "seen" in MultiPlayer mode by others connected online with me at the time. I appreciate that perhaps any resulting new model that gets done will need to be available for download by others so they can add it to their model set and thereby "see" my new aircraft.

I was wondering if there was a tutorial or a method for creating this? Or even perhaps a way to use and existing model (say the current 777) and then adapt it so that it appears as a new model, that looks like a twin jet but is labelled as a 787 - again, so it can be seen. And how do I set a livery for it?

There seems to be no documentation around to help me with this idea - so can anyone here point me to some help?

I appreciate any comments you chaps can make that might help me to see if this is a viable idea.

Thank you,

Kind regards,

Lee

Weird problems to communicate with ATC

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 14:30:58 +0000

I use a Logitech G-430 headphone ( with an attached mic ) to communicate with ATC via squawk box.( Windows 7 )

For whatever reason I cannot make it work.

I calibrated the mic,turned out ok
I can hear what ATIS says,I can hear what the control tower says to pilots.

But: I sent a voice message to the tower which they did not hear ( had it confirmed by text message )
I then asked the tower ( via text ) to send me a voice message.Result: I could not hear it.

I tried since several days to find a solution,without success.

Could anyone suggest what to do ?

Very much appreicated

Hubert Werni

FSX Crashing due to Squawkbox.

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:33:01 +0000

OK, I've had it up to here with these issues. For some reason, it seems to want to do a debug or something. I have googled it, the threads out there are long but no resolution seen. Squawkbox appears to have no active forum anymore.. This is driving me up the wall.

If I hit ignore very fast, it doesn't disconnect. If I delay, it disconnects, and frequently will crash.

Here's the error from the event viewer. Note the faulting module..

Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/14/2013 10:38:06 AM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: comp1
Description:
Faulting application name: fsx.exe, version: 10.0.61637.0, time stamp: 0x46fadb14
Faulting module name: sbmod10.dll, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4889333a
Exception code: 0xc000000d
Fault offset: 0x003b1810
Faulting process id: 0xd84
Faulting application start time: 0x01ceb1315e40cb4e
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\SquawkBox\sbmod10.dll
Report Id: 4401a9f9-1d4b-11e3-a3b6-50e549e07f90
Event Xml:
http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">

1000
2
100
0x80000000000000

4022
Application
comp1

fsx.exe
10.0.61637.0
46fadb14
sbmod10.dll
0.0.0.0
4889333a
c000000d
003b1810
d84
01ceb1315e40cb4e
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsx.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\SquawkBox\sbmod10.dll
4401a9f9-1d4b-11e3-a3b6-50e549e07f90

Here's the error

Anyone seen this? It's persisted thorough a complete format and reinstall of everything.

Help

Squawkbox

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:52:31 +0000

Hi all wonder if someone can help. i run fsx one a server with other addons on a client including squawkbox. have used SB many times but for some reason, after reinstalling after a reformatt on both pc's, the SB transponder no longer appears anywhere. i can log in, change frequencies in my aircraft but tearing my hair out over the sb transponder not showing and unable to use the ptt button. can anyone shed some light of hope for me please.

regards

Squawk Box Fsx freeze

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:39:19 +0000

Hi, please help. I have changed all files to run as admin so is not that problem, but when i go into fsx and go to add ons menu, as soon as I click on squawk box fsx freezes. The sound of the engine running remains but is completely frozen. I ctrl, alt, del and task bar says fsx not responding. Any help please?

my sqwak box is freezing my fsx

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 16:11:36 +0000

Hey everytimr I use sqwak box in my fsx within the first 20 mins it freezes and it doesnt come back. Is there a fix for this? Or what should I do? Thanks

Squawk Box cant work out whats wrong trouble

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:16:42 +0000

Hi guys, I have decided to give Vatsim a go via squawk box. I have downloaded and followed tutorials on install etc, and all seemed to install fine. When I start fsx I choose a gate and start SB. Squawkbox says I have connected succesfully, It shows the atc channels on the right but I tune active tower channel and nothing happens. I do not hear anything at all from atc, the bottom right says text only and when I hit the PTT button it buzzes. I have calibrated my mic and it says works fine. Any help? I have uploaded plans also and scenery aircraft disappear but no change otherwise. Thanks in advance!

FSX has problems with SB4 sbtrans10.dll

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:08:16 +0000

Hi.

After installing Win8, and reinstalling all sim applications (MSFS SP1 and SP2 plus SB4), FSX greets me with this message:

- - - - -

Flight simulator has detected a problem with a third-party software program (add-on):

Name:

Version:

Company.

File: C:\Microsoft Games\SquawkBox4\sbtrans10.dll

Do you want to run this software (not recommended)? /Yes - No /

To avoid seeing this message in the future, uninstall this program or disable its ability to start when running Flight Simulator. For more informatin about third-party programs, contact the publisher or see http:\www.fsinsider.com.

- - - - -

And it takes for ever to load the application.

I know there is a workaround suggested, to start SB4 outside FSX. But the the appwindow gets hidden like an ordinary window, and you need to "leave" FSX to speak to ATC, that is to say switch focus by Alt+Tab or with the mouse. It is very awkward.

I hope that SquawkBox developers will find a solution to this problem, because I don't think it works to load it outside of FSX.

Regards,

Assertion Failure

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:32:02 +0000

Hi ... I recently began running W7 with FSX and SB 4. I am getting "Assertion Failure Messages" Any ideas on how to correct?ThanksBob LeBoeuf

SB3 disconnect and crash

Sun, 22 Sep 2013 00:29:29 +0000

Hello everybody,

I am in dire need of help. For a while now, squawk box has been working fine. All it did is give some error messages that I clicked ignore and it would keep going. However, recently, I would connect and everything would be fine for a while and then it would just disconnect. I would reconnect and it would be fine but then it would disconnect a second time and crash the sim.

Please help!

Thank you in advance.

Anyone using SB4 and UT2 via Simconnect?

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:08:27 +0000

Having an Issue with not being able to see other online aircraft. I did not have sb4 installed on my fsx computer and running sb4 on windows 8 machine via simconnect. I ran the tool to creat the ut2 ai.sms file and placed it in the sb4 installation on the client computer. Still not able to see any multiplayer traffic =( Any ideas? thanks for any help.

Installing Squawkbox 4 with PilotEdge

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:51:02 +0000

Hello - I have PilotEdge installed and working properly on FSX. I have tried to install SB4 as well to use on VATSIM for flights outside of the PilotEdge airspace. However, when I attempt to install SB4, the installation crashes near the end of the process. A lot of SB4 files are placed on the drive but the application will not launch.

Is SB4 compatible with Win 7 64-bit and can it be installed while another application such as PilotEdge is already installed?

Thanks!

SB voice issues

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 00:55:09 +0000

Greetings all,

I had an issue tonight while trying to fly online. I was able to communicate on voice, but after a few minutes my voice capabilities seemed to disappear. The green "transmit" light on SB4 wouldn't light up, and no one could hear me, although I could hear them fine. I disconnected from the server and re-connected, which solved the problem for a bit, but then the same thing would occur. This happened 3x in a row before I finally gave up. Any ideas? I have FSX, SB4 for FSX, and Windows 7.

On a different note.....how do you stop that annoying "buzz" sound everytime the mic is keyed. I had this problem a few years ago, but can't remember the solution.

Appreciate your help.

Ron

SB4 reinstall issues

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:20:26 +0000

Greetings all,

I just reinstalled SB4 after a HD crash. It's located in C//squawkbox. FSX is in C//fsx, and FSUIPC is installed as a module within FSX. After starting FSX, I'm then starting SB as a separate program (as opposed to starting it within the FSX drop-down menu). The response is "cannot connect to FS.....":

The next options are "Retry......start anyway, with FS2002......start anyway, with FS2004.....or "exit SB"

Any solutions?

Many thanks,

Ron

Squawkbox + MyTraffic X

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:23:09 +0000

So I play on Vatsim with Squawkbox 4, and I'm become really tired of seeing those dumb stuck "VIP" planes everywhere so I decided to try to make Squawkbox use the MyTraffic X planes.

I used the SMS Generator from here with little luck. As I did the conversion I had dozens of unknown ICAO errors, a few hours of googling I had found the real ID for all of those planes and entered it. I tried to launch squawkbox..and it popped up another few dozen of dialogs telling me that the ICAOs were not in equipment.txt. Now Ive tried to add them there, and it still wont shut up..

Is there any easier way to do this? A premade MyTraffic X setup, a different model pack? I can't be the only person out there with these pains.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Squawkbox stopped working

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:00:39 +0000

I moved my computers (FSX-laptop;squawkbox-XP) to another city, hooked everything up and started to fly. Lo and behold Squawkbox4 seems to stop responding at "Loading aircraft info," necessitating a forced shutdown.

All was well before I moved, and everything else seems to be working OK. The EFB from fswidgets is working fine, so it doesnt appear to be a simconnect problem.

I had the same problem with Plan-G flight planner. It would crash at startup, after a few weeks of running just fine.

Anybody have any idea what might be causing it?

Im anxious to get back to online flying.

Thanks in advance

JohnW

SquawkBox wont show any planes except for VIP Liveries

Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:04:21 +0000

So i use squawk box and here is the problems i have had.

A friend and I were playing and i didnt see him in my FSX.. He has FS9 so how can i make it so i can see him. I can only see other FSX traffic.

Then also, all i can see are VIP models. how can i see what the real planes look like?

-Cameron

Sound question

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:41:43 +0000

I've installed SB on a networked computer, and have plugged my headphones and mic into the client.

Thing is, I don't like being deaf to the engine, etc. sounds of the PC running FSX.

Does anyone use some sort of setup to have both SB and the FSX sounds coming into a single headset?

Ive been reading around the Web and there seems to be some divisiveness about which setup works best, ie line-in to line-out, Y-connector (which is universally panned as dangerous to the soundcards), mixers, etc.

Thanks in advance

Restore Default FSX aircraft

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 22:50:16 +0000

Hi, I have uninstalled squalk box and want the default fsx traffic back but there is no AI traffic at all, can you help me get it back?ThanksJacob Axfordwww.fastjetvirtual.co.uk

Several SB4 Problems

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:04:22 +0000

I cannot access the SB forums, so I'll do it here.I was recently forced to do a system restore last Saturday and have since been getting FS9 back up to scratch. I've had FS9 for years and had lots of tweaks, but that's all gone. FS9 itself survived as well as Addon Scenery, Aircraft etc, but I had FS problems, so I had to make a new FS9.cfg.So, first of all, I got SB4 again, which I previously used for months without any problems. My first problem was when I tried to connect, there were no server lists. That was fixed by a reinstall. Now, I can connect, but I can see no aircraft. I have searched the SB forums but can't find a working solution. I do not have Norton or anything. I do have McAfee, but it never used to affect SquawkBox, so why should it now? The one I use is SuperAntiSpyware Free, but it never conflicted either. After being connected for about an hour for testing and debugging, I received an error involving sbmod9.dll. I did some research on it too but cannot find anything.I have opened several ports in the exception list in Firewall, and added squawkbox_fs9.exe (or whatever it's called) to it also. I even added SimConnect. Nothing is working!!!I'm running FS9.1 on XP SP2.

CANT SEE OTHER AIRCRAFT

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:29:25 +0000

I can connect with squakbox it loads alright and then when I connect I cant see other aircraft . When I connect to squakbox multiplayer I can see in on the fs navigator as a green dot but cant see the plane when I am on the ground or in the air ? HELP!!!!!

Gndmaker back - somewhat

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:58:28 +0000

Hi All,It's been a few years, but I'm going to be (somewhat) revitalizing the Gndmaker tool this month based on feedback from the community. 'Somewhat' in that I'm going to be removing all the expiry and registation code and making it free to download in perpetuity.This should be done by the end of the month.Don't know what Gndmaker is? It's a tool that had been around for a long time that aids in the creation of Sector Files with the strength of being able to 'record' files with ground-controller resolution, manage navaids, etc., etc. There are a series of plug-ins that are out of date now (anyone remember DAFIF?) and will need some work/replacement.I'll be testing the app out to find out just what modules still work and with what versions of FS, FSIUPC, etc. I'll be posting the results.More importantly, I'm considering a plan to make the Gndmaker source available to a qualified person or entity. It's a somewhat complicated endeavor as it has yet to be determined the terms of such an turn over. There's the problem of preservation of intellectual property and recognition that has to be ironed out.Anyway, I thought I would let everyone know. Watch the (really ancient) website, gndmaker.homelinux.net, for up-to-date information as we approach the Xmas break.Regards,Corey.

Cannot transmit because no frequency tuned.

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:19:37 +0000

Hi all, I registered over at the squawkbox forums to get tech support, but I can't post anything due to the fact that they've restricted posting to "moderators only." So I'll try to find help here... I have a problem exactly like here: http://squawkbox.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3701 When I start in some aircraft, it connects to the comms just fine, sometimes it doesn't. IVAO's Ivap program always works fine through simconnect, however the squawkbox radios sometimes won't connect to my client computer. Restarting SB or FSX doesn't help things. I'm running FSX on a desktop, with SB on a networked laptop. Both are running windows 7 and have a successful simconnect between them since other programs are using it just fine. Any ideas?

SB4 problems on FSX - Weather & Radio/Xpdr

Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:21:41 +0000

Hi all I have FSX running with SB4 on my PC (specs in my signature). On a recent flight online (I fly with VATSIM), I realised that the weather I could see was not what everyone else was seeing/experiencing and not what the metar for the airport was that I was flying into. It should have been cloudy and windy, yet I was seeing relatively nice weather. The pressure of 29.92 was also much lower than what the VATSIM weather was. Can someone please tell me what settings I should be using in FSX weather menu, FSUIPC and SB4 to ensure that I see the proper weather? If someone could help on this problem, I'd be most grateful as I want to fly in the weather VATSIM is simulating, not the basic "fair" weather all the time. My other problem is that when starting SB4, once connected (it says in the SB4 window that I am connected and shows an IP address), I do not see a radio frequency in the bottom right corner immediately. I have to go to options, fiddle with the settings (change to something else in a tab and then put it back to what it was so I can select "APPLY" then click on "OK". Sometimes even that doesn't work. Anyone have any ideas on this one? Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!